Contexts

Contexts present Czech film culture in a broader framework interconnecting texts, videos and other visual material.

Calamity

Director
Věra Chytilová
Year
1980
Calamity

Morgiana

Director
Juraj Herz
Year
1972
Morgiana

Oil Lamps

Director
Juraj Herz
Year
1971
Oil Lamps

Shadows of a Hot Summer

Director
František Vláčil
Year
1977
Shadows of a Hot Summer

Kristian

Director
Martin Frič
Year
1939
Kristian

Murdering the Devil

Director
Ester Krumbachová
Year
1970
Murdering the Devil

Film documentation of events by Lumír Hladík / 1976–1981

Film documentation of events by Lumír Hladík / 1976–1981

The Films of Jan Kříženecký

Director
Jan Kříženecký
Year
1898–1911
The Films of Jan Kříženecký

Happy End

Director
Oldřich Lipský
Year
1967
Happy End

Courage for Every Day

Director
Evald Schorm
Year
1964
Courage for Every Day

The Cassandra Cat

Director
Vojtěch Jasný
Year
1963
The Cassandra Cat

The Party and the Guests

Director
Jan Němec
Year
1966
The Party and the Guests

The Defendant

Director
Ján Kadár. Elmar Klos
Year
1964
The Defendant

The Ear

Director
Karel Kachyňa
Year
1969
The Ear

The Joke

Director
Jaromil Jireš
Year
1968
The Joke

Daisies

Director
Věra Chytilová
Year
1966
Daisies

The Blue Star Hotel

Director
Martin Frič
Year
1941
The Blue Star Hotel

Smoke

Director
Tomáš Vorel
Year
1990
Smoke

How to Drown Dr. Mráček

Director
Václav Vorlíček
Year
1974
How to Drown Dr. Mráček

Larks on a String

Director
Jiří Menzel
Year
1969
Larks on a String

Men about Town

Director
Zdeněk Podskalský
Year
1969
Men about Town

The Strike

Director
Karel Steklý
Year
1947
The Strike

The Czech Year

Director
Jiří Trnka
Year
1947
The Czech Year

A Carriage Going to Vienna

Director
Karel Kachyňa
Year
1966
A Carriage Going to Vienna

The Assassination

Director
Jiří Sequens
Year
1964
The Assassination

Such Is Life

Director
Carl Junghans
Year
1929
Such Is Life

We Will Remain Faithful

Director
Jiří Weiss
Year
1945
We Will Remain Faithful

From Saturday to Sunday

Director
Gustav Machatý
Year
1931
From Saturday to Sunday

The Hop-Pickers

Director
Ladislav Rychman
Year
1964
The Hop-Pickers

Case for the New Hangman

Director
Pavel Juráček
Year
1969
Case for the New Hangman

Joseph Kilian

Director
Pavel Juráček, Jan Schmidt
Year
1963
Joseph Kilian

Adela Has Not Had Supper Yet

Director
Oldřich Lipský
Year
1977
Adela Has Not Had Supper Yet

The Cremator

Director
Juraj Herz
Year
1968
The Cremator

Adelheid

Director
František Vláčil
Year
1969
Adelheid

Distant Journey

Director
Alfréd Radok
Year
1948
Distant Journey

Ecstasy

Director
Gustav Machatý
Year
1932
Ecstasy

Loves of a Blonde

Director
Miloš Forman
Year
1965
Loves of a Blonde

Ikarie XB 1

Director
Jindřich Polák
Year
1963
Ikarie XB 1

Black Peter

Director
Miloš Forman
Year
1963
Black Peter

Diamonds of the Night

Director
Jan Němec
Year
1964
Diamonds of the Night

Zborov

Director
J. A. Holman, Jiří Slavíček
Year
1938
Zborov

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